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04-19-2002, 07:39 PM

Posted By: Don BetzVCBC Issue #30 was delivered to the mailing house today, April 18th, and will be mailed out on Monday or Tuesday of next week. We intended to mail on March 29th but numerous delays at the printers, some their fault, most mine, caused the delay. I would have posted on this board before but was not aware of the "concern" until Jaime L. emailed me yesterday. I apologize for not being more vigilant. Some facts about VCBC: I think we were doing a pretty good job with each issue until my wife got sick last June. We'd printed 7 issues in 9 months and subscriptions had doubled. We had numerous projects in various degrees of completion. Things were actually looking quite positive for VCBC. Then our personal tragedy hit us harder than most folks could ever imagine. You couldn't understand until and unless it has happened to you. Then September 11th hit us, again a tragedy hard to swallow, and then the holidays took a toll on my children and I. I realize that these are my problems and my burdens and of little concern to most. But, this is the honest answer on why VCBC wasn't published for over 6 months. It had nothing to do with ability, nothing to do with finances, I just, literally, didn't feel like it. Today, and for the future, I plan to continue to publish VCBC. I'm taking a leave of absence from Jays Sports Connection for one year during which time I plan to concentrate my full efforts on making VCBC the kind of publication my wife and I envisioned 18 months ago when we bought it from Dennis Purdy. Issue #31 will be mailed next month, #32 in June and so on and so forth. We're going forward with the "numerous projects" the first of which is our long delayed web site which we will launch in late July. We have recently purchased vcbc.com and have hired a web site "guru", Brent Harclerode, to help us create a useful site for VCBC subscribers. This stuff takes time. Covad is installing our T-1 line on May 1st. This will be a fun site. VCBC has no debt, it is not profitable, but it has sufficient capital and resources. We are not in any danger of going under. We are not for sale. We have had three serious, un-solicited, offers. I repeat, we are not for sale. Issue #30 is a good issue but not a great issue. The great issues are yet to come. #30 does have two (2)interesting articles from the "bastard lawyer" one concerning the "bastard" grading companies and one concerning the "bastards" at ebay. If anyone has any issues to discuss with the publisher of VCBC you can call me 7 days a week at 800-417-7670, normally from 10am-7pm, or you can email me at jaysport@erols.com. I'm very accesible. Also, I'll be happy to answer any postings on this site for the next 3 or 4 days but after that I'd prefer you contact me directly. I do promise to monitor this site more carefully. Finally, I apologize for this wordy posting but it is evident to me that the people on this board are passionate about vintage cards and VCBC. I sincerely thank you. If any subscriber on this board would like me to send #30 by Priority Mail next week (at no charge) I would be happy to do so if you send me your name by email (jaysport@erols.com) This includes Julie and Warshaw. Thanks for caring and thanks for listening. Don Betz Publisher of VCBC

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04-19-2002, 08:01 PM

Posted By: Jaime LeidermanExcellent news! Thanks for replying and the best of lucks for the new VCBC. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14> jl

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04-19-2002, 08:50 PM

Posted By: Brian HodesThanks for the update. I am rooting for your success and will call you sometime about maybe writing something for VCBC.

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04-19-2002, 08:57 PM

Posted By: leonI think a lot of us on the board have been through similiar situations. I know how hard it can be as I have also lost a few very close relatives. Not my wife but both my mother and mother in law- (very recently). Thanks for replying. I can speak for all of us in saying our hearts are with you. Thanks again for the magaizine we all love and best of luck..warmest regards

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04-19-2002, 09:33 PM

Posted By: HarryI can't imaginge what you must have gone through. I am looking forward to future issues.

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04-19-2002, 09:51 PM

Posted By: TBoband good luck in the future. The hobby needs a publication such as yours, a welcome relief from the Pokeman and modern chase card driven hobby publications. I know there is a wealth of information among the posters on this board, not only with particular card issues but ebay, auctions and the hooby in general so finding contributors to your magazine should not be hard. Bob M.

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04-20-2002, 04:47 AM

Posted By: Kevin Cummings......don't forget the project I mentioned to you a while back - doing "on demand" reprints of the collected issues of The Old Judge newsletter! OK? <img src="/images/wink.gif" height=14 width=14> Hang in there!

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04-20-2002, 10:18 AM

Posted By: Julie Vognar"This includes Julie and Warshaw (sp?)" Gotta look and see what we said. Due to the egregious mail delivery in Berkeley, I would like EVERY VCBC priority mail, at my expense. As I said a coupla days ago, one VCBC is the only thing sent me thaT EVER permanently got lost in the mail, though I asked for and received several second sendings--only to receive the first one very, very late. You certainly have plenty of experts here-maybe someone would like to write an article on Vintage Baseball card Forum? E95s? Jay Miller knows everything there is to know about Old Judges--I don't think VCBC has ever had an article devoted to them. We all wish you and VCBC the best of everything. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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04-20-2002, 10:31 AM

Posted By: Don BetzThose hippies in Berkley ALWAYS steal your VCBC! Actually, an Old Judge Price Guide is in the works. I've been promised a draft by early December with a 2003 publishing date.

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04-21-2002, 10:52 AM

Posted By: warshawlawVCBC is an eminently worthy venture, one that I hope survives well into the future. We all care passionately about our hobby and were terribly afraid that the "bastards" were going to win again. Sorry if I ruffled any feathers; I'm not an a*****e, I just play one on TV.

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04-22-2002, 04:09 PM

Posted By: Julie Vognaras long as it's also as complete a checklist as possible. price guides date themselves within a year...sob. <img src="/images/sad.gif" height=14 width=14>

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04-26-2002, 01:48 PM

Posted By: BruesoHave any of you VBC subscribers gotten your new issue yet? Bob

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04-26-2002, 01:49 PM

Posted By: Brueso....anyone who gets theres, please post that information. Bob

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04-26-2002, 02:43 PM

Posted By: warshawlawBut I was one of the writers so I got four of 'em via priority mail (thanx Don). See, if you write some articles for publication (and I know that many of you could; you certainly know enough about what you collect), there are perks.

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04-26-2002, 07:48 PM

Posted By: Julie VognarAlso priority mail. Especially liked the two articles by Adam S. Warshaw. Anybody ever heard of him around here? <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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04-26-2002, 08:24 PM

Posted By: Julie Vognarwho's that on the cover?